A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Barn, Barne, n. Also: bairne. [ME. barne, barn, later form of bern: see Bern n.1] A barn.1373 Reg. Great S. (1814) 107/2.
Quinque denariatos terre ... de Suthbarne 1458 Ib. (1882) 135/2.
Item de decimis de les Barnis et de les Biris juxta Hadingtone 1490 Ib. 413/1.
Hen[ricus] Leith de le Barnis 1518 Dunferm. B. Rec. 298.
Ane barne witht the yard … The breid of the yard efferand to the barne 1535 Stewart 30340.
Bayth hall, chalmer, baghous, barne and byre 1560 Rolland Seven S. Prol. 90.
Her pyat toung … Micht suffice weill to preiche in barne or byre 1566 Dunferm. B. Rec. 219.
The hous, barne and barne yard 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 341.
xvj bollis of beir … in the said Archibaldis barne 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 122 b.
Ane barne in the quhilk the calf and corne ar heipit to gidder 1596 Dalr. I. 48/34.
Thay cal it [sc. the Garioch] the commoune barn or garnel of Abirdine 1614 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 109.
The said uthir tenement callit John Symis barne 1649 Dingwall Presb. 138.
He sould marie divers people in a bairne
b. Attrib. with dure. (Cf. bern-dure Bern n.1) 1595 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 369.
Striking the said Thomas ... with the bar of the bairne dure
